Running Playlist: iTunes top 10 BPM analysis: 03-29-2011

Now that work on the running playlist iPhone app is done, it’s time to get back to our regular set of iTunes top 10 reviews.

Another reason I held back over the last few weeks was the fact that Glee was taking over the top 10 lists, and it was getting really boring, especially since their new “original” songs are probably going to become huge hits every week now that they saw that it works and they won’t have to pay artists anymore for their music…

I’ll lament about the future of the music industry some other time, but just one last thing that I have to say is that I’m really happy that Lambada (On The Floor) and Express Yourself  (Born This Way) are back, I really liked them when they came out in the 90′s!

Anyway… on a somewhat positive note, I finally got used to, and even started to like “Firework” by Katy Perry, but now it’s out of the top 10…

Don’t forget to check out the running playlist iPhone app where you can get new songs and running playlists directly to your iPhone.

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It's Finally Here! A Surprise from Running Playlist

You may have been wondering what I’ve been working on for the past few months or maybe not, but still…

Well, I can finally share this now! Running Playlist has gone mobile and I now have an iPhone app in the apple app store.

You can get it here

This app takes this music on this website into the mobile world and cuts out the PC as the middleman for all your running playlist needs.

Imagine that you’re on a run, and want to up your pace by using a high BPM song. Problem is, you don’t have a way to find high BPM songs in iTunes, and you won’t waste your time listening to lots of songs trying to find the right one…

Running Playlist to the rescue! Just like in the site, the new running playlist app has tons of songs listed by BPM to address all your running needs.

But wait, there’s more…

Not only can you find songs or entire playlists by BPM, you can also find them by event type. So if you need a playlist for a fast 5k and you realize that 10 minutes before the run starts, all you need to do is launch the app, tap the “5k” icon, and there you have it, 100′s of songs and playlists for you to choose.

Right now, the app is priced for the launch, but it won’t stay like this forever, so get it now…

Also, I would really appreciate if you share this with your friends, so we can get this app out to as many runners as possible. No reason for them to run with boring music, right? 

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Half Marathon Running Playlist of the Week: 03-24-11

I’ve been working on this half marathon running playlist for a while now. It’s really hard to find 3-5 hours worth of good songs that not only work together as a list, but also have good BPM and are fun to listen to, but I think I’ve found a good combination.

This half marathon running playlist is 3:16:25 long and averages at 143 BPM, which is a bit high for me, but I’m sure you fast runners out there would enjoy it.
If you want to use the whole list for a half marathon, you’ll need to keep a pace of at least 15:10 mile per min, which is very adequate for a long run.

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Half Marathon Running Playlist of the Week: 03-24-11 ((music, running, run, running playlist))

I’ve been working on this half marathon running playlist for a while now. It’s really hard to find 3-5 hours worth of good songs that not only work together as a list, but also have good BPM and are fun to listen to, but I think I’ve found a good combination.

This half marathon running playlist is 3:16:25 long and averages at 143 BPM, which is a bit high for me, but I’m sure you fast runners out there would enjoy it.
If you want to use the whole list for a half marathon, you’ll need to keep a pace of at least 15:10 mile per min, which is very adequate for a long run.

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An Irish running playlist for St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick’s day is coming up soon, and i thought this would be a perfect time to to put together an irish themed running playlist.

Irish music is usually lumped into the “drinking song” category, and true, this music is great as pub music, but it’s hard to ignore the greatness of irish music and the influence it had on genres like country and rock. In fact, if some of the songs in this running playlist woulnd’t have the bagpipe in them, they’d be hard to distinguish from bluegrass music.

In any case, the playlist i put together today has a nice selection of drinking songs, some instrumentals, and just regular music from ireland (no U2…) that has a good BPM for a running playlist.

This list is 27:36 minutes long with an average BPM of 130.

visit running playlist to get the St. Patrick's running playlist. Happy St. Patrick’s day and don’t drink and run (or drive…),

5k Running Playlist of the week: constant BPM of 120

This week, we have one of the most basic kind of music for a running playlist. This week’s running playlist is set in a 120 BPM range, it’s the lowest useful BPM for a running playlist, not that it’s bad or anything, but if you run with this list, you’re not going to be pushing your limits.

The 120 BPM range is still a good BPM to run to during recovery runs, or if you just want to just jog in a relaxed pace.

The good thing about this BPM range is that there are a bazillion songs at this range as this is a very popular range for many pop songs.

This list is 51 minutes long, so if you use it for a 5k, you’ll have plenty of time to relax and enjoy the music.

I tried to pick a good variety of songs to keep this list interesting rather than stick to the top 10 list, so I hope you enjoy.

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5k Running Playlist of the week: constant BPM of 150

As part of my series of running playlists with a BPM in a certain range, the 150 range is probably my favorite BPM to add to a running playlist. It’s not to fast to make you want to hurl when you’re done running, but fast enough to give you a good workout and make you feel that you’re putting effort into your run.

This list includes a good range of genres and songs, but is more rock oriented than most of the lists I’ve published in the past and includes some of my favorite songs to run with, so if you’re anything like me, you’ll have fun with this list.

This running playlist is 37:28 minutes long, so if you want to run a 5k with it, you’ll need to keep a pace of 12:03 min/mile.

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